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Get ready for a fantastic family friendly experience of Greek foods, wines, music and dance as the 36th annual “A Taste of Greece” Festival returns to Irvine on Friday, June 27 through Sunday, June 29. 

The grounds of St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church in Irvine, the largest congregation in Orange County, will transform into a three-day festival featuring authentic recipes for traditional Greek dishes, delicious pastries, Greek and American coffees, as well as Greek wine and beer.

Guests can feast on chicken, lamb chops, Greek French fries, gyros, pastichio (Greek lasagna), loucanico (Greek sausage), spanakopita (spinach and feta pie), dolmathes (stuffed grape leaves), saganaki (Greek brandy-flamed cheese), loukoumathes (Greek doughnut holes), Greek salad, calamari and more.  Church members have been baking Baklava and other delicious pastries around the clock for weeks in preparation for the tasty festival.

The event also offers Greek dancing lessons, games and boutique shopping, a variety of games and a full-scale carnival.  Event attendees can also enter an opportunity drawing for the chance to win one of three premiere prizes, with a Grand Prize of $3,000 and 2nd Prize of $1,200 and 3rd Prize of a 60” television.

Festival admission is just $3 per person with free admission on Saturday, June 28 from noon – 5 p.m. for seniors older than 65 years. Children under the age of 10 are admitted free (with parents or an adult) throughout the three-day festival.  Free festival parking will also be available, with complimentary shuttle buses transporting guests from public parking sites in Irvine.

Open 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday guests from public parking sites in Irvine.; noon to 10 p.m. Saturday; and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday,

4949 Alton Parkway, between Culver Drive and Jeffrey Road in Irvine. For information, visit, IrvineGreekFest.com.